Journal of Environmental Health back issues from June 2002:
Grading systems for retail food facilities: preference reversals of environmental health professionals. (Features).(Statistical Data Included)
Jun 01, 2002; ... Introduction In a previous study of grading systems for retail food facilities, the authors discovered that the expected preferences for restaurants based on inspection grades (i.e., an A restaurant over a B restaurant, a B restaurant over a C restaurant) can he reversed, ...
Laboratory investigation of an E. coli 0157:H7 outbreak associated with swimming in Battle Ground Lake, Vancouver, Washington. (Features).(Statistical Data Included)
Jun 01, 2002; ... Introduction Escherichia coli 0157:H7 has emerged as a significant foodborne and waterborne pathogen. Over the past two decades, reports of waterborne E. coli 0157:H7 outbreaks attributed to drinking water or recreational contact have increased. The first reported isolation of ...
Graywater use still a gray area. (Guest Commentary).(Statistical Data Included)
Jun 01, 2002; ... As clean water resources become scarcer, a concept of separating graywater from a home's waste stream and using it to supplement the family's water supply grows increasingly popular. Graywater is generally defined as all wastewater generated from household activity except that produced ...
Laws on defamation: could they affect environmental health professionals? (Legal Briefs).
Jun 01, 2002; ... Environmental health professionals generally have a wealth of information, suspicions, and opinions about businesses in a community. For example, a health inspector would know about the sanitary conditions of various establishments--that occasionally some kitchens do not wash or pluck ...
PCBs: measuring the danger. (Technical Briefs).
Jun 01, 2002; ... Health Effects--The Known and the Unknown Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are known to cause numerous adverse health effects in animals. Some of the human studies, however, have been inconclusive. They have failed to show a link between PCB exposure and diseases, largely ...
A primer on sampling for biological contaminants, part two: air sampling instrumentation. (Tools for Environmental Health).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002; ... All too often, when we are faced with the daunting task of sampling intramural air for microbial contaminants, we borrow a sampling device from an acquaintance, who just happens to be an industrial hygienist--and, with blissful innocence, place the sampler in the middle of the room, load ...
Gravitational samplers: settling plates. (Tools for Environmental Health).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002; ... Settling plates are the simplest way of collecting airborne biological particles. A petri dish containing agar medium collects particles that settle by gravity It is passive, nonvolumetric, and imprecise; it over-represents larger particles because of their rapid settling rate. Collection ...
Impingers: AGI-30 (all glass impinger). (Tools for Environmental Health).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002; ... Most impingers are designed to operate by drawing aerosols through an inlet tube that is curved to simulate the nasal passage. The air is subsequently passed through a jet into a liquid medium. The jet, which is positioned 30 millimeters (mm) above the bottom of the glass impinger, ...
Impactors. (Tools for Environmental Health).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002; ... Inertial forces are responsible for impaction action. The impactor is basically a jet, under which there is an agar impaction surface. Particle-laden air sucked through the jet is directed at the collection agar surface so that particles impact onto it. In a cascade impactor, particles are ...
Centrifugal samplers: the Reuter centrifugal sampler. (Tools for Environmental Health).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002; ... With centrifugal samplers, the principle of collection is centrifugation. It involves the creation of a vortex in which particles with sufficient inertia leave the airstreams to impact upon a collection surface such as a semisolid medium. The most frequent example of such a device is the ...
Inspection tip of the month. (Tools for Environmental Health).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002; ... Nothing we do makes a more lasting impression than washing our hands before conducting a food service inspection. The simple act of a 20-second wash, following proper handwashing protocol, serves two purposes. First, it sets an example for the ...
In the works: new test for E. coli in water. (EH Update).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have developed a rapid, easy-to-use test to detect and count E. coli 015:H7 bacteria in natural and constructed bodies of water. ARS microbiologists Dan Shelton and Jeff Karns, of the Animal Waste pathogen Laboratory in Beltsville, Maryland, ...
Foodborne diseases on the rise in Europe-A call for better consumer protection. (EH Update).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Food safety and quality need to be improved in all European countries, because foodborne diseases have increased considerably in the region in the past decade, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) said in February. On the rise in ...
The effect of temperature on mortality: risk varies by region. (EH Update).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... The relationship between extreme temperature and mortality the United States varies by location, according to a study researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Excessive heat is more likely to increase mortality risk the North, while excessive cold is more likely ...
Revised Food Code. (Environmental Health-'Net).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Revised Food Code <http://www.cfsan.fda.gov> The 2001 revision of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDAs) Food Code was undertaken in cooperation with the Conference for Food Protection to help ensure that food sold or offered by retail food establishments is safe, ...
Worldwide Environmental Health Network. (Environmental Health-'Net).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Worldwide environmental health network <http://www.ehworld.com> The stated mission of this site, called Environmental Health World, is to link trained environmental professionals from developed countries with organizations that undertake environmental health projects in less ...
A natural solution: Microbial technology for easy, safe degradation of oils and petroleum hydrocarbons. (Products & Services).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Manufacturers of chemical cleaning and sanitation products now have a new generation of organic waste digestant providing unique advantages for commercial and industrial waste treatment and maintenance. ViBac LPB is patented technology that uses natural, live bacterial cultures for ...
Digital HACCP solution. (Products & Services).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... FoodService Cafe Corporation and Atkins Technical, Inc., have released HACCPPRO [TM] 3.0, a paperless, mobile software-hardware combination designed to ensure comprehensive, enterprise-wide HACCP compliance. Atkins' custom Temperature Acquisition Module (TAM) is designed exclusively for ...
New Indoor Air Quality management software. (Products & Services).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Environmental Support Solutions, Inc., has released a new version of its Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Manager [TM]. The redesigned product will help facility managers more effectively match occupants' symptoms with specific building zones, in both single- and multiple-level dwellings. Not only ...
HEPA air-cleaning filters. (Products & Services).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... RPS Products, Inc., the largest manufacturer of HEPA air cleaner accessories, offers packs and filters that meet original-equipment-manufacturer (OEM) standards in shape, size, and efficiency. Using either HEPA or HEPA-type filter solutions, RPS ...
Minnesota affiliate Celebrates its first 40 Years. (NEHA News).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... With the theme "Celebrating 40 Years of Environmental Professionalism," the Minnesota Environmental Health Association (MEHA) recently observed four decades of service while challenging its members to start creating "the history of the next 40 years." Minnesota officially joined ...
Silent Auction. (NEHA News).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... NEHA's upcoming AEC in Minneapolis promises a full slate of activities, from educational sessions and networking activities to meetings, focus groups, and the 17th Annual Silent Auction. The auction is more than an opportunity to bid on items you absolutely can't live ...
Two new staff members. (NEHA News).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Editor's note: Over the past few years, we have been featuring individual NEHA staff members in NEHA News so that you can get to know us a little better. This month, we highlight the staff members behind extensions 309 and 342-Cristi Robb and Kristen Benn. Cristi ...
Calendar.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Upcoming NEHA Conferences Jun 30-Jul 3, 2002: Minneapolis Hilton Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota Jun 6-11, 2003: Reno Hilton, Reno/Lake Tahoe, Nevada May 7-12, 2004: Captain Cook and Marriott Hotels, Anchorage, Alaska Jun 24-29, 2005: Providence, ...
More on CDC's promising initiative to strengthen environmental health. (Managing Editor's Desk).(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002; ... In my column last month, I railed against the exclusion of environmental health in the protocol documents now being used by the states to develop their respective counterterrorism response plans. This month, it pleases me to salute an initiative that aims to restore the vitality of local ...
Did you know.(world health statistics)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... More than 2 million people die every year from diarrhea caused by ...
Did you know.(food contamination research)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Research conducted at the University of California at Berkeley indicates that food contaminated with a strain of drug-resistant E ....